Gagh, you fucking UK Lemon Lime

[Tyrant]

When I use quote marks, should they be outside of the full stop? The uppity colonials call it a period.

I don't want to Google. TK has made me too fucking lazy. I demand a full smackdown.

"What he said." Just looks more elegant than "What he said".

 

[Mentalist]

Inside the quote marks is much more preferable IMO. Though either way is correct as long as you stick to one or the other for the entire piece you're writing.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Inside.

 

[Toxicdistortion]

all punctuation should be inside the quotes. Look in any book with dialog, everything is inside the quotes.

 

[Gagh]

INSIDE, DEAR SIR.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Pepper Steiger puts it outside though.

 

[Cassie]

What if you're writing a sentence out that is not in the quote and you put something in quotes right before the end but it's not dialog? I don't know what to do in these "situations". INSIDE OR OUTSIDE?

 

[Mentalist]

all punctuation should be inside the quotes. Look in any book with dialog, everything is inside the quotes.

Wrong. A question mark that isn't part of the quoted matter will require the question mark to be placed outside the quote marks.

 

[The Tomtrek]

Are you sure he said "I like pies"?

is not the same as

Are you sure he said "I like pies?"

 

[Cassie]

OH one is a question about a statement and one is a question about a question.

 

[curiousa2z]

It's like insies and outsies, ya know?

 

[Toxicdistortion]

Wrong. A question mark that isn't part of the quoted matter will require the question mark to be placed outside the quote marks.

well of course there's exceptions, but if we're talking about dialog, the punctuation goes inside.

 

[Toxicdistortion]

It appears the question mark is special.

From
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/sixtrait/conventions/punctuation.html#QUOTATION MARKS

Example: "I think my leg is broken," Jesse whimpered.

Example: Did Mrs. Steele just say, "We are going to have a test today"?

Example: "I can't move." Maria whispered, "I'm too scared."

Question marks go outside, periods go inside.

 

[Gagh]

It appears the question mark is special.

From
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/writing/sixtrait/conventions/punctuation.html#QUOTATION MARKS

Example: "I think my leg is broken," Jesse whimpered.

Example: Did Mrs. Steele just say, "We are going to have a test today"?

Example: "I can't move." Maria whispered, "I'm too scared."

Question marks go outside, periods go inside.

Shut up, you tedious bag of shit.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Well that was unexpected.

 

[Gagh]

It's a sign of love.

 

[Ishcabittle]

Do you think Gagh meant it?

 

[Ishcabittle]

LOL IT'S STILL APPLICABLE.